Pattern of skin diseases among migrant construction workers in Mangalore.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2006 Mar-Apr; 72(2): 129-32
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em Inglês
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| ID: sea-52778
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
With increasing industrialization, the construction industry provides employment to a large number of skilled and nonskilled workers, many of them migrant workers.AIM:
This study was undertaken to provide epidemiological data regarding various dermatoses among migrant construction workers in India as currently there is a paucity of the same.METHODS:
One thousand construction workers, including 467 migrant laborers, were examined for various dermatoses.RESULTS:
Most (88%) workers were males and 51.17% were in their third decade. Infective and noninfective dermatoses were seen in 89.72% and 53.74% of laborers respectively. Among infective dermatoses, fungal infections were the most common (46.25%) ones, followed by bacterial infections (24.83%), scabies (8.56%) and viral infections (6.42%). Contact dermatitis to cement was seen in 12.48% of the laborers. Masons had a significantly higher incidence of contact dermatitis to cement, viral infections and scabies than helpers.CONCLUSIONS:
The pattern of dermatoses is an expression of poverty, overcrowding and the occupational hazards of the construction industry.
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Assunto principal:
Dermatopatias
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Migrantes
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Higiene
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Adolescente
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Materiais de Construção
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Adulto
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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